15.08.2014
Time to Bully Off for the 20th Annual Diocesan Inter Parish Hockey Tournament
It is time to dust off your hockey stick, oil your limbs(!) and get in training(!!) for this year’s tournament.
The tournament will take place in St Andrew’s College, Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Blackrock, County Dublin, on Sunday September 21 2014, commencing at 14.00 hours, or as soon as you can make it… as in, the organisers do not want to upset any clergy by people telling them that they cannot attend church because they are playing in the Diocesan Inter–Parish Hockey Tournament.
They are changing things a little bit this year and making the competition a 7–a–side tournament. Some parishes in the past were struggling to get full teams but were able to get quite a few to play, so it was felt that this might help more parishes to participate. Some parishes might even put in more than one team.
The fee for playing in the tournament (to cover costs) is €30 per team, which must be submitted with the form on or before Friday September 12 2014.
The organisers look forward to seeing you and your team of fit and able–bodied men and women – only joking – fitness and ability is not a requirement for this tournament, just a sense of humour and courage.
This is very much a FUN tournament. Hence, there are some rules and regulations, which will be enforced, in order to keep the FUN aspect of the tournament as the focus. Please ensure that your team consists of ‘legal’ players and that you play in a friendly and sporting manner.
It is a seven–a–side and at any time on the pitch, your team must consist of either four men and three ladies or three men and four ladies. Each team is asked to ensure that members all wear the one colour shirt to assist the umpires.
Only one member of your team may be under 18 years of age and may not be of interprovincial standard or higher.
Each team must have a goalkeeper i.e. someone who is wearing a helmet, a chestpad and other goalkeeping protection.
A copy of all the rules and an application form are available from:
The Revd Gillian Wharton at The Rectory, Cross Avenue, Booterstown, Blackrock, County Dublin. Telephone: 01–2887118 Email: gillwharton@gmail.com
This is the 20th year of the Diocesan Inter–Parish Hockey Tournament. Since the tournament started in 1995, it has been organised by the Revd Anne Taylor and the Revd Gillian Wharton. Anne has moved to the Diocese of Liverpool and as Gillian has taken on extra responsibilities as clerical honorary secretary to the General Synod. New people are needed to take over the organising and running of the tournament; otherwise it will cease to happen which would be a pity. Please contact Gillian to offer your help.
Look forward to seeing you on Sunday September 21 2014.
Photo caption: Last year’s winners, Newcastle and Newtownmountkennedy with Calary